Decretals
Britishplural noun
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After the Donation of Constantine came the Forged Decretals, which were just then printed for the first time in an accurate edition.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Hence the Apostolic Constitutions, the Decretals, the Apostles' and the Athanasian Creeds, and all the profitable relics of saints and martyrs.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
In the middle of the 9th century there appeared in Gaul the collection of false decretals commonly known as the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Decretals, forged, in support of papal claims, 56.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon
He also composed a commentary on the Consueludines Feudorum, and on some books of the Decretals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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